TEST 05: INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Syllabus: natural vegetation & mineral resources of India

1.Consider the following statements. Identify the right ones.

Natural Vegetation refers to a plant community that has been left undisturbed over a long time.

Depending upon the variations in the climate and the soil, the vegetation of India changes from one region to another.

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both

D. None

Answer: C

2. Identify the forests which are found in the Western Ghats, hills of the north eastern region and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

A. Tropical Thorn Forests

B. Tropical Deciduous Forests

C. Tropical Evergreen Forests

D. Montane Forests

Answer: C

3. Consider the following statements. Identify the right ones.

They spread over regions which receive rainfall between 70 and 200 cm.

On the basis of the availability of water, these forests are further divided into moist and dry deciduous.

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both

D. None

Answer: C

4. Which trees do not belong to the Tropical Deciduous Forests?

A. Tendu

B. Palas

C. Pine

D. Teak

Answer: C

5. Consider the following statements about Tropical Thorn Forests. Identify the right ones.

They occur in the areas which receive rainfall less than 50 cm.

These consist of variety of grasses and shrubs.

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both

D. None

Answer: C

6. Consider the following statements. Identify the right ones.

The Himalayan ranges show a succession of vegetation from the tropical to tundra.

Deciduous forests are found in the foothills of the Himalayas.

A.1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both

D. None

Answer: C

7. The seasonal or periodic movement of pastoral farmers with their livestock over relatively short distances seeking fresh pastures between two areas of different climatic conditions is called as

A. Shifting Cultivation

B. Pastoral Farming

C. Transhumance

D. None

Answer: C

8. Consider the following statements about the forest cover in India. Identify the right ones.

The forest area is the area notified and recorded as the forest land irrespective of the existence of the tree.

The actual forest cover is the area occupied by forests with canopy.

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both

D. None

Answer: C

9. Consider the following statements. Identify the right ones.

Social forestry means the management and protection of forests and afforestation on barren lands with the purpose of helping in the environmental, social and rural development.

According to the National Commission on Agriculture, social forestry can be categorized into urban forestry, rural forestry and farm forestry.

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both

D. None

Answer: C

10. Consider the following statements. Identify the right ones.

Urban forestry pertains to the raising and management of trees on public and privately owned lands in and around urban centres.

Rural forestry lays emphasis on promotion of agro-forestry and community forestry.

Agro-forestry is the raising of trees and agriculture crops on the same land inclusive of the waste patches.

Community forestry involves the raising of trees on public or community land.

A. 1 and 2 only

B. 1,2 and 3 only

C. 1,2 and 4 only

D. All

Answer: D

11. Consider the following statements regarding the mineral resource of India:

India possesses more than 100 minerals, out of which only 30 minerals have economic significance.

Reserves of petroleum and some non-ferrous metallic minerals are inadequate in India and in order to fulfil the internal demands for these minerals, the country is dependent on the imports from other countries.

After independence though export continues but also mineral production has picked up in consonance with the increasing industrial demands in the country.

Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?

A. Only 1

B. 1 and 2

C. 2 and 3

D. All of the above

Answer: D

12. Consider the following statements regarding distribution of mineral and energy resources in India: